Schweinebraten - German Style Roast Pork
- 4 -6 lbs pork shoulder or 4 -6 lbs pork butt
- 2 tablespoons caraway seeds
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 medium onions, roughly chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 1/2 cup white wine or 1/2 cup beer
- 2 -3 tablespoons flour
- 2 -3 tablespoons butter
- Other seasonings that can be rubbed into the pork before roasting include
- minced garlic or your favorite mustard
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
- Rub the entire roast all over with the oil and sprinkle with caraway, salt, pepper.
- Let stand for one hour.
- Spray your roasting pan with cooking spray.
- Place the vegetables into roasting pan and pour liquid of choice.
- Place the roast, fat side down, in the roasting pan on top of the vegetables.
- Cover tightly and roast for one hour.
- Remove from oven, uncover and turn roast fat side up.
- Cut decorative diamonds into the fat, insert meat thermometer and replace, uncovered, back into the oven for approximately 2 hours or until meat thermometer reads 165u0b0F.
- Remove from oven and take out of roaster; cover with foil to preserve temperature, and let rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove and save the vegetables to serve on the side.
- Measure pan juices; add enough chosen liquid (water, wine, stock, or beer) to make 2 cups.
- Make a roux by blending the flour and butter together very well in a saucepan; add the pan juices and bring to a simmer.
- Slice the roast thinly and serve with the gravy on the side.
- For additional richness, the gravy may be finished with a little butter, cream or sour cream.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/schweinebraten-german-style-roast-pork-93274 (may not work)